squatter

[ skwot-er ]

/ ˈskwɒt ər /

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noun

a person or thing that squats.

a person who settles on land or occupies property without title, right, or payment of rent.

a person who settles on land under government regulation, in order to acquire title.

Origin of squatter

First recorded in 1775–85; squat + -er¹

OTHER WORDS FROM squatter

squat·ter·dom, noun

Words nearby squatter

squash ladder, squash vine borer, squashy, squassation, squat, squatter, squatter sovereignty, squatter's right, squat thrust, squattocracy, squatty

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Example sentences from the Web for squatter

And thanks to the heavy police presence, the squatter houses were quiet, too.
In Rome’s Riots, Cries for Mussolini and Attacks on Refugees|Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The bakery she had founded was now occupied by a squatter who had never heard of the structure's former incarnation.
Philanthropy's Transformer|Liz Goodwin|March 9, 2010|DAILY BEAST
A sudden turn of the trail revealed a squatter's hut built of rough lumber, and standing beneath a live-oak.
Bunch Grass|Horace Annesley Vachell
The little man did not reply, but made the usual scrawl in his book, while the squatter hastened to agree with the fat man.
Three Elephant Power|Andrew Barton 'Banjo' Paterson

She wished she might greet her squatter friends as of yore, but her heart was sad and lay stonelike in her breast.
The Secret of the Storm Country|Grace Miller White
The squatter's judgment was bad--that is plain; but his heart was right.
Following the Equator, Part 3|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
"No, my boy, but I bought my run from a squatter," he answered.
Jean, Our Little Australian Cousin|Mary F. Nixon-Roulet

British Dictionary definitions for squatter

squatter

/ (ˈskwɒtə) /

noun

a person who occupies property or land to which he has no legal title

(in Australia)

(formerly) a person who occupied a tract of land, esp pastoral land, as tenant of the Crown
a farmer of sheep or cattle on a large scale

(in New Zealand) a 19th-century settler who took up large acreage on a Crown lease

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单词	squatter
释义	squatter [ skwot-er ] / ˈskwɒt ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR squatter ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person or thing that squats. a person who settles on land or occupies property without title, right, or payment of rent. a person who settles on land under government regulation, in order to acquire title. Origin of squatter First recorded in 1775–85; squat + -er¹ OTHER WORDS FROM squatter squat·ter·dom, noun Words nearby squatter squash ladder, squash vine borer, squashy, squassation, squat, squatter, squatter sovereignty, squatter's right, squat thrust, squattocracy, squatty Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for squatter And thanks to the heavy police presence, the squatter houses were quiet, too. In Rome’s Riots, Cries for Mussolini and Attacks on Refugees\|Barbie Latza Nadeau\|November 14, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The bakery she had founded was now occupied by a squatter who had never heard of the structure's former incarnation. Philanthropy's Transformer\|Liz Goodwin\|March 9, 2010\|DAILY BEAST A sudden turn of the trail revealed a squatter's hut built of rough lumber, and standing beneath a live-oak. Bunch Grass\|Horace Annesley Vachell The little man did not reply, but made the usual scrawl in his book, while the squatter hastened to agree with the fat man. Three Elephant Power\|Andrew Barton 'Banjo' Paterson She wished she might greet her squatter friends as of yore, but her heart was sad and lay stonelike in her breast. The Secret of the Storm Country\|Grace Miller White The squatter's judgment was bad--that is plain; but his heart was right. Following the Equator, Part 3\|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) "No, my boy, but I bought my run from a squatter," he answered. Jean, Our Little Australian Cousin\|Mary F. Nixon-Roulet British Dictionary definitions for squatter squatter / (ˈskwɒtə) / noun a person who occupies property or land to which he has no legal title (in Australia) (formerly) a person who occupied a tract of land, esp pastoral land, as tenant of the Crown a farmer of sheep or cattle on a large scale (in New Zealand) a 19th-century settler who took up large acreage on a Crown lease Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to squatter settler, pioneer, homesteader
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squatter

noun

Origin of squatter

OTHER WORDS FROM squatter

Words nearby squatter

Example sentences from the Web for squatter

British Dictionary definitions for squatter

noun

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